a better android tablet experience for your money

FEBRUARY 2014

A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT Commissioned by Intel Corp.

Smaller tablets provide the comfortable balance between portability and

performance that many users look for. But not all tablets are created equal—a powerful

processor can make a task such as Web browsing a snap instead of the chore it can be

on a sluggish tablet. Luckily, the power to speed through the Web without headaches is

available at a reasonable cost. Selecting a tablet that balances power and cost is ideal.

In our labs, we completed hands-on Web browsing tests on three Android

tablets to see how they stacked up: the Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7, the

ARM processor-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, and the ARM-based Google Nexus 7.

We also compared the tablets using industry-standard performance benchmarks.

Of the tablets we tested, we found that the Intel Atom processor-based Dell

Venue 7 tablet provided the best combination of Web browsing experience and cost.

With the Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7, you can get more for your money

than with the other ARM-based Android tablets we tested.

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A better Android tablet experience for your money

GET MORE PERFORMANCE FOR YOUR MONEY The processor that powers your tablet determines how it performs. The right

processor can help you get to your favorite Web sites quickly, stream videos cleanly, and

more. You might assume that the top-performing processor/tablet combination costs

the most, but our test results showed that isn’t always the case.

We investigated the costs and Web browsing experience of three Android

tablets:

Dual-core Intel Atom processor Z2560-based Dell Venue 7

Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro-based Google Nexus 7

To get the best idea of what the real-life Web browsing experience would be

like on each tablet, we loaded and browsed 29 popular Web sites on each tablet, side by

side. We looked at news, sports, finance, and media sites and compared them in

performance, responsiveness, visual quality, and functionality. Then, we ran two

industry-standard benchmarks to further validate the results we saw in our hands-on

tests. See Appendix A for details on the tablets we tested and Appendix C for the Web

sites we visited and our detailed notes on how each tablet performed.

THE VERDICT In terms of Web browsing experience, the Intel Atom processor-based Dell

tablet—the least expensive tablet we looked at—dramatically outperformed the ARM-

based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, which cost $20 more (see Figure 1 for pricing). On

nearly every Web site we visited, the Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7 was

quicker at basic tasks such as clicking links, scrolling through long pages of text, and

launching videos. Not only did the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 provide a much worse Web

browsing experience than the Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7 despite its

higher price, but it has half the storage capacity. Some of the issues we encountered

browsing with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.7.0 included:

nytimes.com – loaded slowly, was jerky when browsing articles

abc.com – choppy browsing and scrolling

cbs.com – zooming in caused display issues

cnn.com – video playback hard-locked the device, rendering it unusable

for a time

huffingtonpost.com – news ticker scroll was often extremely slow

nba.com – text was blurry until we zoomed in

The Google Nexus 7 provided a Web browsing experience comparable to the

Dell Venue 7 and the same amount of storage, but cost $80 more. This means that out

The Intel Atom

processor-based Dell

Venue 7 provided a

better experience than

the Samsung Galaxy Tab

3 7.0, and a comparable

browsing experience at

a lower cost than the

Google Nexus 7.



of the tablets we tested, the Intel Atom Z2560 processor -based (Clover Trail+) Dell

Venue 7 offered the best Web browsing performance per dollar.

Tablet Storage (GB) Price

Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7 16 $149.99

ARM-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 8 $169.99

ARM-based Google Nexus 7 16 $229.00

Figure 1: Storage and prices for the tablets we tested.1

Quantifying Web browsing performance Because Web browsing experience can be subjective, we turned to two

industry-standard benchmarking tools to back up our findings. WebXPRT and Mobile

XPRT both use real-world tasks to assess browsing and device performance, respectively

(see the What we tested section for details). As Figures 2 and 3 show, the Intel Atom

processor-based Dell Venue 7 and the Google Nexus 7 tablet performed comparably,

with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 lagging behind—which mirrored the experiences we

had when we browsed Web sites on the tablets.

Figure 2: The Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7 and Google Nexus 7 performed comparably on the WebXPRT 2013 benchmark.

1 Prices are from each vendor’s respective Web site as of 02/10/14. Prices do not include tax or shipping.

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Figure 3: The Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7 and Google Nexus 7 performed similarly on the MobileXPRT 2013 benchmark.

WHAT WE TESTED For details on how to run WebXPRT and MobileXPRT, see the step-by-step

instructions we followed in Appendix B.

About WebXPRT WebXPRT 2013 uses scenarios created to mirror the tasks you do every day to

compare the performance of almost any Web-enabled device. It contains four HTML5-

and JavaScript-based workloads: Photo Effects, Face Detect, Stocks Dashboard, and

Offline Notes. To learn more about WebXPRT 2013, visit www.webxprt.com.

About MobileXPRT MobileXPRT, the newest member of the XPRT family, evaluates smart phone

performance and provides a fair and consistent basis for comparing the growing range

of devices on the market. For information about the latest version of MobileXPRT, go to

www.mobilexprt.com.

IN CONCLUSION No one likes to wait for a sluggish tablet to load a Web site, and no one likes to

spend more than necessary. Choosing a tablet that has a powerful processor but

remains affordable is a great way to get the most for your money when shopping for a

tablet.

In our hands-on tests of three popular Android tablets, we found that the Intel

Atom processor-powered Dell Venue 7 provided the best Web browsing experience for

the price. It loaded pages quickly, delivered strong performance, and cost less than the

other tablets we tested.

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http://www.webxprt.com/

http://www.mobilexprt.com/



The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 cost more than the Intel Atom processor-based

tablet, had half the storage space, and provided a markedly worse Web browsing

experience. And while the Google Nexus 7 provided a similar Web browsing experience

and the same amount of storage as the Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7, it cost

over 50 percent more.

With the dual-core Intel Atom processor-based Dell Venue 7, you can get a

better Web browsing experience for your money than with the other tablets we tested.



APPENDIX A – SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Figure 4 provides detailed configuration information for the test systems.

System Intel Atom processor-

based Dell Venue 7 ARM-based

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 ARM-based

Google Nexus 7

General

Number of processor packages

1 1 1

Number of cores per processor

2 2 4

Number of hardware threads per core

2 1 1

Total number of threads 4 2 4

System dimensions (length x width x height)

7.60" x 4.65" x 0.38" 7.4" x 4.37" x 0.39" 7.87" x 4.49" x 0.34"

System weight (pounds) 0.69 0.67 0.64

CPU

Vendor Intel Qualcomm Qualcomm

Model number Atom Z2560 Snapdragon™ 400 Snapdragon S4 Pro

Core frequency (GHz) 1.6 1.2 1.5

L1 cache 32KB Instruction + 24KB Data (per core)

16KB Instruction + 16KB Data (per core)

16KB Instruction + 16KB Data (per core)

L2 cache 1 MB (512 KB per core) 1 MB (per core) 2 MB (per core)

Memory

Amount of RAM (GB) 2 1.5 2

Type DDR2 DDR2 DDR3L

Storage

Vendor and model number eMMC SSD flash storage Integrated flash storage Integrated flash storage

Size (GB) 16 8 16

Operating system

Name Android 4.2.2 Android 4.1.2 Android 4.4.2

Graphics

Vendor and model number Intel HD Graphics Adreno 305 Adreno 320

Resolution 1,280 x 800 1,024 x 600 1,920 x 1,200

Wireless

Vendor and model number 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11a/b/g/n

Ports

USB type 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 2.0

Other Headphone jack, MicroSD slot

Headphone jack, MicroSD slot

Headphone jack

Display

Type IPS capacitive multi-touch screen

TFT capacitive multi-touch screen

HD IPS capacitive multi-touch screen

Screen size 7.0" 7.0" 7.02"



System Intel Atom processor-

based Dell Venue 7 ARM-based

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 ARM-based

Google Nexus 7

Battery

Type Built-in Built-in Built-in

Rated capacity 4,100 mAh 4,000 mAh 3,950 mAh

Figure 4: Configuration information for the tablets we tested.



APPENDIX B – HOW WE TESTED Measuring Web browsing performance with WebXPRT 2013 Running the test

1. Open the default Web browser, and go to http://www.principledtechnologies.com/benchmarkxprt/webxprt/.

2. Click Run WebXPRT 2013.

3. At the Ready to test your browser screen, click Continue.

4. Click Start.

5. When the test completes, record the results.

6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 two more times, and report the average of the three runs.

Measuring Web browsing performance with MobileXPRT 2013 Setting up the test

1. Install MobileXPRT 2013.

a) Under Security Settings, configure the test device to allow installation of apps from local storage

(unknown sources).

b) Copy the MobileXPRT2013CP.apk to /phone or /sdcard on the Android device.

c) Double-click the APK. Note: If the test device does not have a default file explorer, you may need to

install a file explorer application. You can also use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to copy and install

MobileXPRT by connecting the test device to a PC.

d) Click Install to begin the installation.

e) After the installation is complete, click Open.

f) MobileXPRT will then prompt to install the UX Tests component. Click Install.

2. After installation of the UX Tests is complete, click Done. MobileXPRT will then copy the workload data files to

required folders.

3. Once the workload data files are copied, setup is complete.

Running the test 1. Launch MobileXPRT 2013 by pressing the MobileXPRT icon.

2. Press All Tests.

3. When the test completes, record the results.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 two more times.

5. Report the average of three runs.

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APPENDIX C – WEB EXPERIENCE TESTING RESULTS The following pages contain the details of our Web browser experience testing, which was based on business

and informational sites we gathered from the Alexa Top Sites list (www.alexa.com/topsites) for users in the United

States.

Once the list was created, we conducted our experience tests from January 21 to February 6, 2014. For each site

we visited, the table presents the relative performance observed between the tablets during side-by-side testing. The

side-by-side testing consisted of browsing both sites simultaneously, observing response to taps and drag-to-scroll

gestures, and opening image and video media files. We noted any issues or differences in end-user experience during

the testing.

Many Web sites detect if a device is a tablet, phone, or desktop/notebook computer and either redirect a

mobile device to the mobile site or load the full version, sometimes referred to as the desktop version of the site. In the

following table, we refer to the mobile site when redirection occurs, and full site when redirection does not occur and

the page that loads is formatted for a computer display.

http://www.alexa.com/topsites



Use case Site and URL User task Intel Atom-based

Dell Venue 7 Android 4.2.2

ARM-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Android 4.1.2

ARM-based Google Nexus 7

Android 4.4.2 Notes

Browser capabilities

www.whatismybrowser.com Identification

Chrome 32 on Android (v4.2)

Chrome 32 on Android (v4.1)

Chrome 32 on Nexus 7

Javascript Yes Yes Yes

Cookies Yes Yes Yes

Flash No No No

Java No No No

Reported resolution

601 x 914 32-bit 600x1,024 32-bit 600 x 912 32-bit

Version 32.0.1700.99 32.0.1700.99 32.0.1700.99

OS 4.2.2 4.1.2 4.4.2

Webkit 537.36 637.36 537.36

System Build JDQ39 JZO54K KOT49H

Language English English English

Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.2.2; Venue 7 3730 Build/JDG39) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome /32.0.1700.99 Safari/537.36

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.1.2; SM-T210R Build/JZO54K) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome /32.0.1700.99 Safari/537.36

Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.2; Nexus 7 Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/32.0.1700.99 Safari 537.36

News portals

NYT www.nytimes.com

Browsing news articles

Initial page load is in the full version, opening an article jumps to mobile site. Some articles open in full style, others in mobile. Topic pages rendered in full. Loads quickly and browses smoothly.

Initial page load is in full version, opening an article jumps to mobile site. Some articles open in full style, others in mobile. Topic pages rendered in full. Loads a bit slowly, browsing articles is jerky.

Initial page load and subsequent articles rendered in mobile view. Article pages consistently rendered in mobile view. Topic pages rendered in full. Loads quickly and browses smoothly.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

http://www.whatismybrowser.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

ABC www.abcnews.go.com


Pages load quickly and browse smoothly. Error attempting to full-screen some videos: "Sorry this video cannot be played."

Pages load acceptably fast. Browsing/scrolling is choppy. Error attempting to full-screen some videos: "Sorry this video cannot be played."

Pages load quickly and browse smoothly. Video plays correctly.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance. Dell Venue encountered an error attempting to play full-screen video.

CBS www.cbsnews.com


Site loads the mobile version. No option to full-screen the video. Turning on closed captions does not always work Lacks impression of full desktop site. However, the tablet-optimized site is better for readability, with the caveat of bad video handling.

Site loads full version. No option to full-screen the video. Zooming in on the news page causes display issues (overlays from the left column flood the article column). Lower performance than the mobile site.

Initial page load is in the full version. No option to full-screen video. Turning on closed captions does not always work Gives the full desktop experience. However, video playback is badly handled.


NBC www.nbcnews.com


Loads full site. Articles load in mobile view. Video plays well.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance

http://www.abcnews.go.com/

http://www.cbsnews.com/

http://www.nbcnews.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

CNN www.cnn.com


Loads full site. Video ad before content video does not autoplay; required tapping the Play arrow again.

Loads full site. Browsing performance acceptable, but jerky. When we attempted to play a video on cnn.com, the tablet locked and became unresponsive. The only way to return it to a fully functioning device was to hard power cycle. This happened with every video we tried to play

Loads full site. Video ad before content video does not autoplay; required tapping the Play arrow again.

Vs. Galaxy: Galaxy hard-locked while playing video content. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance

Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com


Loads full site.

Loads full site News ticker scroll is extremely slow at times.

Loads full site.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded the site faster. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Fox News www.foxnews.com


Loads mobile site. Every time an ad appeared, it prevented the video from continuing to play from that point on.

Loads full site. Every time an ad appeared, it prevented the content from continuing to play from that point on.

Loads full site. Video will not go fullscreen.

Vs. Galaxy: Performance on the mobile site on the Venue is much faster than the desktop experience, although lacking the layout of desktop. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

MSNBC www.msnbc.com


Loads narrow site layout of full site. Not all videos play. (Says Your video is loading, then plays audio with no video.) Full screen does not work correctly on videos.

Loads narrow site layout of full site. Not all videos play. (Says Your video is loading, then plays audio with no video.) Full screen does not work correctly on videos.

Loads narrow site layout of full site. Video does not play. (Says Your video is loading, then plays audio with no video.) Poll formatting button broken ("Cast your vot<linebreak>e")


http://www.cnn.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

http://www.foxnews.com/

http://www.msnbc.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

Google www.news.google.com


Loads mobile layout. Loads tablet-friendly layout.

Loads tablet-specific layout.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue's mobile layout performed far better than the tablet layout presented to the Galaxy Tab 3. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance, with the caveat that the layouts are different.

Yahoo! www.news.yahoo.com


Loads mobile layout. Loads tablet-friendly layout.

Loads mobile layout.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue's mobile layout performed far better than the tablet layout presented to the Galaxy Tab 3. Vs. Nexus 7: Nexus performance slightly better.

Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com


Loads full layout. PostTV videos do not play.

Loads full layout. PostTV videos do not play.

Loads full layout. Poor performance for loading and user interaction. PostTV videos do not play.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Site loading and touch response equally slow on both tablets.

USA Today www.usatoday.com


Loads tablet layout. Throws an error while trying to play video fullscreen. "Sorry, this video cannot be played."

Loads tablet layout. Video played with no issues.

Loads tablet layout. Video played with no issues.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue performed better, but had an error attempting to play video full screen. Vs. Nexus 7: Venue performed comparably, but had an error attempting to play video full screen.

Business

WSJ www.online.wsj.com


Loads full layout. Loads full layout. Loads full layout.


http://www.news.google.com/

http://www.news.yahoo.com/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

http://www.usatoday.com/

http://www.online.wsj.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

Forbes www.forbes.com


Loads full layout with no issues.

Loads full layout with no issues.

Loads full layout. "Also on Forbes" links in the bottom-right pop-up do not load.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance, though links in the bottom right did not pop up on the Nexus 7.

Finance

Google Finance www.google.com/finance

Browse stock news and charts

Loads full layout. Individual stock tracker pages are non-interactive, due to the lack of Flash. Stock screener sliders are difficult to use.



Vs. Galaxy: Loading performance Comparable. Venue scrolling of text was much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Yahoo! Finance www.finance.yahoo.com

Browse stock news and charts

Loads mobile layout. Loads tablet layout. Loads full layout.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue layout performed much better. Vs. Nexus 7: Performance noticeably better on the Venue due to much simpler Web layout.

Sports

MLB www.mlb.com

Browse articles and scores

Loads mobile site. Player statistic horizontal scrolling is smooth.

Loads mobile site. Player statistic horizontal scrolling is smooth.

Loads mobile site. Player statistic horizontal scrolling is a bit slow, framerate-wise.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Performance slightly better on Venue.

http://www.forbes.com/

http://www.google.com/finance

http://www.finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.mlb.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

NBA www.nba.com


Loads full site. Initial page loads take a while to display all graphics. Performance once page is loaded is slow, but usable. Video functions well.

Loads full site Initial page loads take a long time to display all graphics Performance once page is loaded is poor. Text is blurred until zoomed in. Video functions well.

Loads full site. Initial page loads take a while to display all graphics. Performance once page is loaded is acceptable. No video functionality.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable browsing performance, but Nexus 7 had no video functionality.

NFL www.nfl.com


Loads full site. Video is restricted to a Verizon app. Performance reduced by constant attempts to load video and other content.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

NHL www.nhl.com


Loads mobile site. Loads mobile site. Loads mobile site.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance

ESPN www.espn.go.com


Loads tablet site. Loads tablet site. Loads mobile site.

Vs. Galaxy: Galaxy loads front page somewhat faster and more reliably (after initially loading an HTML 1.0-style document) Venue subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance

http://www.nba.com/

http://www.nfl.com/

http://www.nhl.com/

http://www.espn.go.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

Special interest

Boston.com-The Big Picture www.boston.com/bigpicture

Browse photo essays

Loads full site, scales correctly for mobile.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loaded front page much faster and subsequent page loads somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text was much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Nexus was slightly smoother, but only by directly comparing side by side.

NPR www.npr.org

Browse news and articles

Loads mobile site. Loads mobile site. Loads mobile site.

Vs. Galaxy: Initial load time about equal. Venue subsequent page loads are somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Aggregators

Reddit www.reddit.com

Browse news listings

Loads full site with option for mobile.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loads front page much faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Tech

Cnet www.cnet.com

Browse articles and reviews

Loads tablet site. Loads tablet site. Loads tablet site.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loads front page and subsequent pages somewhat faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture

http://www.npr.org/

http://www.reddit.com/

http://www.cnet.com/






Android 4.1.2


Android 4.4.2 Notes

Engadget www.engadget.com

Browse news Loads tablet site. Loads tablet site. Loads tablet site.

Vs. Galaxy: Venue loads front page and subsequent pages much faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Video streaming

Netflix www.movies.netflix.com (URL is necessary outside of the app to manage movie queue and for account management.)

Browse, organize queue

Loads full site. Tapping on most links, buttons, or text boxes has a significant delay.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loads queue much faster. Venue scrolling of text much smoother. Venue reorganized queue somewhat faster. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Hulu www.hulu.com (URL is necessary outside of the app to manage queue and for account management.)

Browse and play clips

Loads mobile site. Clips play correctly.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue loads queue much faster. Venue scrolling of videos much smoother. Venue video playback noticeably smoother. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

Reference

Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org

Browse English featured article and sub-articles

Opens in mobile view.



Vs. Galaxy: Venue opens pages slightly faster and scrolls much smother. On-page actions Comparable. Vs. Nexus 7: Comparable performance.

http://www.engadget.com/

http://www.movies.netflix.com/

http://www.hulu.com/

http://www.wikipedia.org/



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